August Brown covers pop music, the music industry and nightlife policy at the Los Angeles Times.
April 27, 2014
World & Nation
Aug. 15, 2014
All the Rage
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May 29, 2009
California
It was destined to be the ultimate surfing safari.
July 24, 1991
Pop & Hiss
Dec. 23, 2011
Unrest continued in Ferguson, Mo., on Sunday night as volleys of tear gas, flash grenades and Molotov cocktails lit up the night sky
Aug. 17, 2014
Movies
In 1966, three Californians made a movie about surfing.
Ministry of Gossip
Nov. 18, 2010
Archives
It was early 1964 and Robert August had just returned to Southern California after happily circumnavigating the globe on someone else’s dime.
Feb. 5, 2007
A Van Nuys man who was vice president for investments of a firm that swindled about 500 investors out of more than $5 million was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.
March 26, 1988